Most of those I chalk up to them doing something self-destructive, whether long-term lifestyle choices or deliberate suicidal acts. John Lennon being the exception because it was someone else who was the stupid one.
The next one that hit me that way was of all people Sam Kinison.
The question used to be “where were you when you heard JFK was killed?” Well, I was in kindergarten so a little too young for it to register at the time. But I do remember three years later when I learned that Walt Disney was dead.
Maybe they’re going to spin Shannon off into her own strip (along the lines of Nancy or Li’l Iodine) with occasional crossovers to show that the strips are related (like how Beetle Bailey’s sister is the mom in Hi & Lois).
And Smokey Stover! And Krazy Kat! Maggie and Jiggs! The Katzenjammer Kids! Rick O’Shea! Price Valiant! And Little Iodine!
But not Dilbert. I think they did an exorcism on that one.
Also, I think Gasoline Alley may have actually transitioned over into the real world, along with whatever other strips let their characters age normally.
So are they going to watch the long versions? Like the original Rudolph one where Yukon Cornelius keeps throwing his pick into the ground and then licking it to check for gold or silver?
Most of those I chalk up to them doing something self-destructive, whether long-term lifestyle choices or deliberate suicidal acts. John Lennon being the exception because it was someone else who was the stupid one.
The next one that hit me that way was of all people Sam Kinison.